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Recent Examples of hawkish
One of the biggest divides in the GOP in recent years has been between Republicans who are more hawkish about using military force, and those who are more isolationist and question military intervention.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
However those who saw rates remaining the same jumped to 7 members, indicating a more hawkish position for the Fed and raising the ire of the current administration.
—Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the same, the Fed pointed to a more hawkish outlook for rates in 2026, where members are predicting only one more quarter point reduction.
—Sarah Min,pia Singh,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
But the newest data—and other dire reports from the BLS—may have now dismantled this rationale and the case for a hawkish monetary stance.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
However those who saw rates remaining the same jumped to 7 members, indicating a more hawkish position for the Fed and raising the ire of the current administration.
—Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
At the same, the Fed pointed to a more hawkish outlook for rates in 2026, where members are predicting only one more quarter point reduction.
—Sarah Min,pia Singh,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
But the newest data—and other dire reports from the BLS—may have now dismantled this rationale and the case for a hawkish monetary stance.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
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Meanwhile, a warlike species would probably just wipe us out.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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His warlike actions in Iran, despite campaign promises to the contrary, blatantly bypassed the need to gain approval from the legislative branch of government.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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The one-of-a-kind, special edition book was printed with real garlic ink, and designed to repel Armentrout’s bloodthirsty monsters, the Craven.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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His films tend to have a David-versus-Goliath quality in their characters and their narratives, particularly his 2019 breakout Bacurau, a genre experiment that imagined what would happen if bloodthirsty outsiders attacked a small rural village.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Like many menswear collections this season, his looks feature militaristic themes.—
Finbarr Toesland,
Robb Report,
24 Sep. 2025
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly opposed the deal and opted for a militaristic approach to the Maduro regime.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
9 Sep. 2025
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For Garner, footy is a bridge between the naturally martial instincts of men and the peace upon which rational civilization depends.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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As recently as this summer, Robinson boasted about his role in co-creating, bankrolling, and starring in Legacy of Lies, an action movie headlined by John Wick martial artist Scott Adkins.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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